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i didn't want to say one thing in defense of rick santorum. that was he admitted a mistake that he felt he made. and my goodness. >> woodruff: no child left behind. >> he said it was a mistake for him to cast that vote. it was an honest thing for him to say. and he paid an enormous price. not only in the room but he was attacked for it. and we've gone through a campaign now where nobody else on the stage has acknowledged a single mistake as we stare in the face of the incredible success of the bailout of the yoonteded states auto companies. and mitt romney has to prove that he's not a flip-flopper. so he consistently clings to that position. it's just, it's kind of bizarre. >> woodruff: i guess romney has not had an apology during this campaign. >> no and at first i don't think it was a mistake voting for no child left behind it is not perfect but i think moved us forward. second the romney thing, and this goes back to what i was saying earlier about the deterioration of options. he wrote an op ed for my newspaper in 2008, i think, on how to d
i didn't want to say one thing in defense of rick santorum. that was he admitted a mistake that he felt he made. and my goodness. >> woodruff: no child left behind. >> he said it was a mistake for him to cast that vote. it was an honest thing for him to say. and he paid an enormous price. not only in the room but he was attacked for it. and we've gone through a campaign now where nobody else on the stage has acknowledged a single mistake as we stare in the face of the incredible...
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celeste ward gventer was deputy secretary of defense in 2006 and 2007. she's now at the university of texas in austin. we thank you both for being with us. general kean you just came back from a trip to afghanistan. what do you think it would mean if the u.s. and nato were to accelerate this handover of security from nato to afghan forces? >> well, we're not ready to do that, frankly. what has happened in the south and southwest-- which is kandahar province and helmand province-- we have made significant gains and we're solidifying those gains. in my judgment the taliban has been handed a stun deg feet. secondly, in the east the momentum has shifted to our favor and that's with we need to apply these additional resources that we currently have and we need all of the 2013 fighting season to continue that momentum but most importantly to solidify those gains. while it's possible we could finish that task early i think it's highly unlikely. >> warner: celeste ward gventer, how do you see... what would it mean if the transition were to happen a year earler.
celeste ward gventer was deputy secretary of defense in 2006 and 2007. she's now at the university of texas in austin. we thank you both for being with us. general kean you just came back from a trip to afghanistan. what do you think it would mean if the u.s. and nato were to accelerate this handover of security from nato to afghan forces? >> well, we're not ready to do that, frankly. what has happened in the south and southwest-- which is kandahar province and helmand province-- we have...
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i mean to say it was taken out of context is a very defensive response. i frankly expected him to say something like that and try to pivot off of that. so i was surprised when he said that, clearly what occurred is that they knew this was playing into a narrative of a guy who is out of touch, that is very narrative that the republicans have created in this primary process, that the democrats are looking to exploit. and i'm sure someone inside his campaign or romney himself said listen, we have to get rid of this as quickly as possible. we have to a that i misspoke, i misstatesed what i really meant. he has said similar kinds of things on the campaign trail but not as inartfully as this was, judy. >> woodruff: now despite this he does appear as we reported to be doing well in the polls. is that what you are hearing on the ground? >> romney has been running for president here and elsewhere for many years. he's got the real organization here. he's got the folks on the ground. he's spending money on television and at the grass roots level. there is the much b
i mean to say it was taken out of context is a very defensive response. i frankly expected him to say something like that and try to pivot off of that. so i was surprised when he said that, clearly what occurred is that they knew this was playing into a narrative of a guy who is out of touch, that is very narrative that the republicans have created in this primary process, that the democrats are looking to exploit. and i'm sure someone inside his campaign or romney himself said listen, we have...
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the false defense budget, claiming they only have a defense budget of this month when they think they have more than twice as much. these are not matters that plight... polite conversation or saying, gee, i agree with you, help to resolve. they're facts on the ground. dalai lama being excluded from dialogue. >> ifill: there's no mided ground on that one. >> ultimately if you really want to build trust china needs to change. china needs to conform to a more democratic truly market- driven economy. of course it's still too early to say whether they can really move in that direction. but on the other hand if it were based on strategies changing there's almost no hope. if you look at individual levels you do see some friendship that exists everywhere between the chinese and the americans. there's a lot of corporations, a lot of changes: education, culture, economics. so these can be foundation of eventually leading to something very, very important. >> ifill: so a visit like today, for she in particular, or for the president of the united states, obama, is it for a domestic audience at ho
the false defense budget, claiming they only have a defense budget of this month when they think they have more than twice as much. these are not matters that plight... polite conversation or saying, gee, i agree with you, help to resolve. they're facts on the ground. dalai lama being excluded from dialogue. >> ifill: there's no mided ground on that one. >> ultimately if you really want to build trust china needs to change. china needs to conform to a more democratic truly market-...
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whether it was the issue of the debt, whether it's the issue of foreign policy or our defense posture, we've had a lot of very good discussions. unfortunately we're not seen a lot of results. >> woodruff: how recently have you spoken with him? >> i talked to him just last week. >> woodruff: do you want me to tell me about what? >> i'm sure you'd love to know. >> woodruff: because he says that he thinks you would do more, you would be able to work more with the administration except you have members who just won't let you? >> when the president and i have been able to come to an agreement, there have been no issue at all in getting whatever the agreement was getting it passed. i think it's an excuse that the white house uses because there's so many areas we've not been able to come to an agreement on. >> woodruff: well, it appeared to the public last summer that you and he were pretty close to a deal on the debt ceiling. the big budget cuts, tax increases, but that you were in effect held back by your own membership. is that what happened? >> no, no. i was more than willing to put reve
whether it was the issue of the debt, whether it's the issue of foreign policy or our defense posture, we've had a lot of very good discussions. unfortunately we're not seen a lot of results. >> woodruff: how recently have you spoken with him? >> i talked to him just last week. >> woodruff: do you want me to tell me about what? >> i'm sure you'd love to know. >> woodruff: because he says that he thinks you would do more, you would be able to work more with the...
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you don't know what you're talking about. ( boos ) >> woodruff: santorum also was on the defensive over his support for "no child left behind," the education reform measure enacted under former president george w. bush. >> i have to admit i voted for that; it was against the principles i believed in, but, you know, when you're part of the team, sometimes you take one for the team for the leader, and i made a mistake. ( boos ) you know, politics is a team sport, folks. and sometimes you got to-- you got to rally together and do something. >> woodruff: texas congressman ron paul said that answer highlighted what needs to be changed in washington. >> the senator's for-- was for "no child left behind," but now that he's running for president, now he's for running to repeal "no child left behind" once again. but-- and he calls this a team sport, he has to go along to get along, and that's the way the team plays. but that's what the problem is with washington. that's what's been going on for so long. ( cheers and applause ) >> woodruff: former house speaker newt gingrich seized the opportunit
you don't know what you're talking about. ( boos ) >> woodruff: santorum also was on the defensive over his support for "no child left behind," the education reform measure enacted under former president george w. bush. >> i have to admit i voted for that; it was against the principles i believed in, but, you know, when you're part of the team, sometimes you take one for the team for the leader, and i made a mistake. ( boos ) you know, politics is a team sport, folks. and...
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>> well, there's sort of a dual track that they're taking both defensive and offenseive. on the defensive side you heard it from jay carney that the president has been doing a lot to kind of it in place policys that would over time drive oil and gas prices down. that's more exploration, more permits for drilling. there are also though the mocraticart, you know, on citol hill and the allies of the white house are going to push on this issue of oil subsidies. the president has been hammering the republicans on the subsidies, the federal government subsidies that go to the oil company. of course the oil companies are going to be making record profits because of the price of oil as high as it is. so the democrats think they have a really good argument to tell people, look, at a time when these oil companies are making so much money, this is the last time that we need to be giving them more subsidies. >> woodruff: michae, is it fair to say that the white house i fosed on this debate, closely focused on this debate that is underway? >> i can definitely tell you having talked to
>> well, there's sort of a dual track that they're taking both defensive and offenseive. on the defensive side you heard it from jay carney that the president has been doing a lot to kind of it in place policys that would over time drive oil and gas prices down. that's more exploration, more permits for drilling. there are also though the mocraticart, you know, on citol hill and the allies of the white house are going to push on this issue of oil subsidies. the president has been...
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both candidates, all four of our candidates have offered a strong defense of legal immigration. those are immigrants too. people all across the world that are waiting to enter there country legally. i get them in my office. they tell us that their relatives have applied and they're waiting to come in. some have been waiting as long as six, seven, eight years. they're in favor of legal immigration. i think most americans now agree that the illegal immigration problem we have is serious and that the legal immigration process we have is broken. it needs to be reformed. just because people disagree about how to reform it and how to deal with it does not make them anti-immigrant. i think that's a very strong charge to be made. that's why i was discouraged to see it in an ad. that's something i expect from the left that unfairly throws that around. >> woodruff: conversely governor romney has called speaker gingrich's position on immigration at one point he called it amnesty when what speaker gingrich is talking about, he said if a family has been here 25 years and they've been good ci
both candidates, all four of our candidates have offered a strong defense of legal immigration. those are immigrants too. people all across the world that are waiting to enter there country legally. i get them in my office. they tell us that their relatives have applied and they're waiting to come in. some have been waiting as long as six, seven, eight years. they're in favor of legal immigration. i think most americans now agree that the illegal immigration problem we have is serious and that...
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defense secretary leon panetta gave his assessment at a house hearing. >> the intelligence has been very clear on this. they continue to develop their enrichment capabilities. but the intelligence does not show that they've made the decision to proceed with developing a nuclear weapon. that is the red line that would concern us and that would ensure that the international community hopefully together would respond. >> sreenivasan: panetta repeated that all response options remain on the table, to stop iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. at a senate hearing, top intelligence officials said if iran is attacked, it might blockade the strait of hormuz-- the gateway to the persian gulf oil states. claims and counter-claims abounded today over possible peace talks involving the u.s. and afghan governments and the taliban. afghan president hamid karzai told the wall street journal that discussions have taken place in the past month. that interview appeared as karzai was in pakistan. a top adviser said he would solicit that country's help in negotiating a peace agreement. >> hamid karzai will a
defense secretary leon panetta gave his assessment at a house hearing. >> the intelligence has been very clear on this. they continue to develop their enrichment capabilities. but the intelligence does not show that they've made the decision to proceed with developing a nuclear weapon. that is the red line that would concern us and that would ensure that the international community hopefully together would respond. >> sreenivasan: panetta repeated that all response options remain on...
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not under chapter 7 of the charter which is the provision for the use of force or sanctions or self-defense. it is nothing along those lines. so that is an argument that the opponents of action in syria have been using to delay and deflect meaningful council response. there are other aspects of the resolution that they may legitimately object to such as supporting the arab league plan about which they have some reservations but there's nothing in this resolution that threatens or authorizes the use of force. there's nothing that imposes sanctions. there's nothing that false under chapter 7, the enforcement provision of the charter. >> suarez: often a vote is held up until an outcome is more certain. is the u.s. ready to go ahead with the vote even if it looks like a veto is coming? >> we'll see where the sides line up in the context of the negotiations. too soon to make that judgment, ray. we're not interested in a divided council as the secretary said today. indeed almost every member of the council today including russia and china, we seek a unified consensual decision out of the security
not under chapter 7 of the charter which is the provision for the use of force or sanctions or self-defense. it is nothing along those lines. so that is an argument that the opponents of action in syria have been using to delay and deflect meaningful council response. there are other aspects of the resolution that they may legitimately object to such as supporting the arab league plan about which they have some reservations but there's nothing in this resolution that threatens or authorizes the...
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groups and many democrats like california senator barbara boxer are now coming to the administration's defense. >> women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by republicans in congress. who have tried continually and have continued to try to take away their benefits. to take away their rights. >> suarez: white house officials seeking to defuse the issue suggest a still-undefined compromise is possible. tuesday, on the "newshour", the president's senior campaign strategist david axelrod pointed out that 28 states already have similar rules. >> we're going to have a year's period of time in which to transition to this. and that will give us a chance to look at what these others-- how this is implemented elsewhere, how we can implement it here in the best and fairest way, bucertainly advancing the principle that women deserve access to contraception, and those women, those teachers, >> suarez: the mandate is based on recommendations from the u.s. institute of medicine that showed reproductive health services without co-pays leads to better women's health. it was th
groups and many democrats like california senator barbara boxer are now coming to the administration's defense. >> women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by republicans in congress. who have tried continually and have continued to try to take away their benefits. to take away their rights. >> suarez: white house officials seeking to defuse the issue suggest a still-undefined compromise is possible. tuesday, on the "newshour", the...